BazQux Reader?

YESA focused first version is a sensible AI-assisted build. Keep the first release narrow and polish the workflow people repeat.

BUILD FIRST

One defined user and a repeatable end-to-end job
A small, clear data model with sign-in only if it is genuinely needed
Loading, empty, error, and success states that make the workflow feel complete

LEAVE FOR LATER

Large integration marketplaces
Multi-region scale and enterprise administration
Every power-user setting from the established product

RESEARCH NOTES

What this tool actually does.

Checked 2026-09-06

BazQux Reader is a paid, web-based RSS/feed reader (bazqux.com) positioned as a fast, clean Google Reader successor. Workflow: subscribe to feeds or import OPML (up to 3,000 feeds), read aggregated items in an ad-free UI with keyboard shortcuts. Distinctives: mixed view mode combining list, mosaic, magazine, and expanded layouts; full-text fetching that turns truncated summary feeds into full articles; in-reader reading of article comments; search plus filters/smart streams (500 combined); stars, tags, sharing, read-later (Pocket, Instapaper, Pinboard); themes/typography; secure image proxy. Can follow Facebook, Telegram, and VK pages by URL. Refresh is adaptive (15–45 min for fresh feeds up to 3+ h for older); WebSub feeds update in real time. Supports HTTP basic-auth feeds. Pricing: $30/$50 per year or $249 lifetime; no free tier, with trial. Third-party apps connect via Google Reader

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RESEARCHED BUILD PROMPT

Give this to your coding agent.

Build a self-hostable web app inspired by BazQux Reader's workflow: users add feeds (by URL, OPML import/export, or a small built-in directory), and the server polls them on a per-feed adaptive schedule (15–45 min for very fresh feeds, backing off to 3+ h for stale ones, with WebSub where supported). User-facing features: read items in a dense, ad-free list with keyboard shortcuts (j/k navigate, v open original, s star); per-feed view modes (list, expanded, magazine, mosaic) and a mixed view combining them; tags; rule-based smart streams/filters; starred and read-later queues; search across titles/content/tags; and a full-text reader that fetches the original article HTML when a feed is truncated, optionally loading page comments. Technical approach: server-side Rust/Go or Node with SQLite/Postgres; a scheduler (cron-style queue or async tasks) with per-feed backoff; OPML parse/generate via standard libraries; full-text extraction using Readability-style algorithms fetched through a configurable proxy; a reactive SPA (React/Vue) served by the same backend, styled as calm, low-chrome reading UI. Do not copy BazQux's brand, logo, site copy, or pixel layout — design your own theme. Deliberately out of scope: Facebook/Telegram/VK page crawling via a public reader (too fragile), native mobile apps, billing/payments, and multi-tenant hosted serving (single-user local auth is fine). Deliver a README covering setup (env vars, DB migration, poller, reverse proxy) and important limitations such as anti-bot blocks by sites, imperfect full-text extraction, and per-host rate-limit etiquette.

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